Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BUZA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 BUZA

u, f. [a for. woid; mid. Lat. bussa; O. H. G. buzo; Dutch buise; Engl. herring-buss], a sort of merchant-ship, Fms. vii. 289, ix. 304, xi. 425; freq. in the Ann. of the 14th century; it occurs first A. D. 1251, then 1299: in the 14th century, during the Hanseatic trade with Icel., nearly every ship was called buza, vide Ann.

2 BUZA

COMPD: buzuskip.

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Runic Inscription

BUZA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "BUZA" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. D.: Anno Domini.
ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
for.: foreign.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
mid. Lat.: Middle Latin.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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